Contributor S.L. Page

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Are audience appetites for social satire being satisfied?

by S.L. Page

A spate of recent films use food and fine dining to explore themes of injustice and performance – but do they have anything novel to say?
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In Praise Of

Gaslighting, coercion, and the mental health industry in Unsane

by S.L. Page

Steven Soderbergh's psychological thriller illustrates how vulnerable women are routinely treated by healthcare systems.
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Not Movies

What shows like Sex Education and Luther teach us about therapists

by S.L. Page

Gillian Anderson and Hermione Norris’ characters fuel the myth that therapy is something to be feared.
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Not Movies

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch is a brilliant, urgent comment on mental illness

by S.L. Page

The episode’s interactive nature has the potential to expand our understanding of psychosis.

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